 He saw once more his dark-eyed queen Among her children stand; They clasped his neck, they kissed his cheeks, They held him by the hand!— A tear burst from the sleeper's lids And fell into the sand. And then at furious speed he rode Along the Niger's...  Friendship's Forget-me-not - Page 901849 - 243 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1831 - 492 pages
...neck, they kissed his cheeks, They held him hy the hand ! — A tear burst from the sleeper's lids And fell into the sand. And then at furious speed he rode Along the Niger's bank ; His bridle reins were golden chains, And, with a martial clank. At each leap he could feel his scabbard... | |
 | Charles Granville Gepp - 1830 - 194 pages
...moisture (adspergo), and a dropped tear falls in the midst of the dust. EXERCISE LXI. (same continued). And then at furious speed he rode Along the Niger's...were golden chains, And with a martial clank, At each bound he could feel his scabbard of steel 5 Smiting his stallion's flank. 1, 2. Forthwith he seemed... | |
 | 1843 - 574 pages
...neck, they kissed his cheeks, They held him by the hand ! — A tear burst from the sleeper's lids And fell into the sand. And then at furious speed...steel Smiting his stallion's flank. Before him, like a blood- red flog, The bright flamingoes flew ; From morn till night he followed their flight, O'er plains... | |
 | 1843 - 418 pages
...neck, they kissed his cheeks, They held him by the hand ! — A tear burst from the sleeper's lids And fell into the sand. And then at furious speed he rode Along the Niger's bank ; His bridle reins were golden chains, And with a martial clank, At each leap he could feel his scabbard... | |
 | 1846 - 308 pages
...neck, they kissed his cheeks, '1 hey held him by the hand ! — A tear burst from the sleeper's lids And fell into the sand. And then at furious speed...each leap he could feel his scabbard of steel Smiting bis stallion's flank. . ' Before him, like a blood-red flag, The bright flamingoes flew; From morn... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1848 - 128 pages
...neck, they kissed his cheeks, They held him by the hand ! — A tear burst from the sleeper's lids And fell into the sand. And then at furious speed...flank. Before him, like a blood-red flag, The bright flamingos flew ; From morn till night he followed their flight, O'er plains where the tamarind grew,... | |
 | Edward Rupert Humphreys - 1852 - 190 pages
...sand. Comprising the 6th, 7th, and 8th Exercises. And then at furious speed he rode Along the river's bank ; His bridle-reins were golden chains ; And,...leap he could feel his scabbard of steel Smiting his courser's flank. Before him, like a blood-red flag, The bright flamingoes flew ; From morn to night... | |
 | 1852 - 184 pages
...his neck, they kiss'd his cheeks, They held him by the hand : A tear dropp'd from the sleeper's lids, And fell into the sand. And then at furious speed he rode Along the Niger's bank : His bridle reins were golden chains, And, with a maniai clank, At each leap he could feel his scabbard... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1853 - 496 pages
...neck, they kissed his cheeks, They held him by the hand ! — A tear burst from the sleeper's lids And fell into the sand. And then at furious speed...Niger's bank ; His bridle-reins were golden chains. Arid, with a martial clank, At each leap he could feel his scabbard of steel Before him, like a blood-red... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1853 - 504 pages
...neck, they kissed his cheeks, They held him by the hand ! — A tear burst from the sleeper's lids And fell into the sand. And then at furious speed he rode Aldhg the Niger's bank ; His bridle-reins were golden chains, And, with a martial clank, At each leap... | |
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